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«In India, I found a race of mortals living upon the Earth, but not adhering to it, inhabiting cities, but not being fixed to them, possessing everything, but possessed by nothing»
«Somehow, not only for Christmas but all the long year through, The joy that you give to others Is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spend in blessing The poor and lonely and sad, The more of your heart's possessing Returns to you glad.»
«No one worth possessing - Can be quite possessed»
Author: Sara Teasdale | Keywords: possessed, possessing, quite
«Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all by myself.»
«Like all those possessing a library, Aurelian was aware that he was guilty of not knowing his in its entirety.»
«No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.»
«PLENIPOTENTIARY, adj. Having full power. A Minister Plenipotentiary is a diplomatist possessing absolute authority on condition that he never exert it.»
«Next to possessing genius one's self is the power of appreciating it in others»
Author: Mark Twain (Humorist, Lecturer, Writer) | Keywords: possessing
«One matter Englishmen don't think in the least funny is their happy consciousness of possessing a deep sense of humor.»
«Talk to every woman as if you loved her, and to every man as if he bored you, and at the end of your first season you will have the reputation of possessing the most perfect social tact»

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